Job Description
Our client, Stockport Council is seeking a Children’s Social Worker to join their Connected Carers Team.
Fantastic payrate of £35 per hour!
Are you a Children's Social Worker, passionate about making a difference in your community? Do not miss out on this fantastic opportunity!
Responsibilities of this role:
* Managing a varied caseload of cases, including complex ones, and potentially mentoring other colleagues.
* Conducting thorough assessments to determine if a potential connected person placement is in the best interests of the child.
* Evaluating the suitability of connected persons as foster carers, including assessments in court settings.
* Providing ongoing support, advice, and guidance to connected carers to help them create a safe, healthy, nurturing, and learning environment for the child.
* Creating and implementing support plans tailored to the specific needs of the child and the connected carer.
* Establishing and maintaining strong, professional relationships with connected carers, children, and their families.
* Facilitating and managing contact between the child and their birth parents, while balancing competing relationships and identifying potential difficulties in the future.
* Ensuring the child's emotional, social, and educational needs are met within the connected care setting.
Requirements of this role:
* Must be a Qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England.
* Must have minimum of 3 year's experience working as a Qualified social worker
Benefits of working through Reed, include:
* Dedicated Recruitment Consultant.
* Aftercare service delivered by Candidate Care Team.
* Free CV building and Interview support.
* Free DBS checks.
* Weekly payroll.
* PAYE payroll option with additional benefits including holiday pay, healthcare, pension plus more.
* CPD contributions.
* Access to full UK jobs market with top tier status across many public and private sector clients.
* Supporting the Reed Foundation which has given £9.5m to charity since 2010.
Does this role interest you? Apply today!